Objectives: To analyse if people with acquired brain injury in sub-acute situation, as well as their relatives, and/or partners, consider relevant the approach to sexuality during their Occupational Therapy intervention. Methodology: This study presents a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach. Twelve participants were interviewed: eight people with acquired brain injury, two relatives and two partners who agreed to participate. The information has been collected through interviews.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
12
Semi-structured interviews were used to obtain the main data in this study.
The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure was used with the group of people with Acquired Brain Injury to know their occupational priorities.
Faculty of Health Sciences. University of A Coruña
A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Number of Participants Who Felt The Approach to Sexuality During Occupational Therapy is Relevant
12 semi-structured interviews Qualitative data analysis - Theoretical concept saturation and thematic analyses.
Time frame: 2 months
Number of Participants That Identified Having Occupational Priorities
The semi-structured interview Canadian Measure of Occupational Performance (CMOP) was used. The COPM measures performance and satisfaction in self-care, productivity and leisure from the client's perspective Areas of everyday living explored during the interview include self-care, productivity or leisure and the occupational performance problems experienced in everyday living are identified. In step two, the client is asked to rate the importance of each of the occupations to his/her life using a 10-point rating scale. In the third step, the client chooses up to five of the most important problems identified in step two. In step four, the client is asked to use a 10 point scale to rate their own level of performance and satisfaction with performance for each of the five problems. These typically range between 1 and 10, where 1 indicates poor performance and low satisfaction, respectively, while 10 indicates very good performance and high satisfaction.
Time frame: 2 months
Number of Participants With Problems in Performance in His/Her Daily Life
The semi-structured interview Canadian Measure of Occupational Performance (CMOP) was used. The client chooses up to five of the most important problems identified in his/her daily life, and he/she is asked to use a 10 point scale to rate their own level of performance. These typically range between 1 and 10, where 1 indicates poor performance while 10 indicates very good performance.
Time frame: 2 months
Number of Participants Who Are Satisfied With Performance in Areas of Everyday Living.
The semi-structured interview Canadian Measure of Occupational Performance (CMOP) was used. The client is asked to use a 10 point scale to rate their own satisfaction during the performance of activities of daily life. Satisfaction refers to the self-perception of the results derived from doing any activity of daily life. These typically range between 1 and 10, where 1 indicates low satisfaction, respectively, while 10 indicates high satisfaction.
Time frame: 2 months
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